Fucodium capense J.E.Areschoug 1854
Current name:
Bifurcariopsis capensis (Areschoug) Papenfuss
Buffels Bay, Cape Peninsula Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa; on rocks at low water - 07 October 2005. Michael Guiry (mike.guiry@nuigalway.ie)
Publication Details
Fucodium capense J.E.Areschoug 1854: 339
Published in: Areschoug, J.E. (1854). Phyceae novae et minus cognitae in maribus extraeuropaeis collectae. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis, series 3 1: 329-372.
Request PDFType Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Fucodium is Fucodium nodosum (Linnaeus) J.Agardh.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Bifurcariopsis capensis (Areschoug) Papenfuss.
Source of Synonymy
Papenfuss, G.F. (1940). Notes on South African marine algae. I. Botaniska Notiser 1940: 200-226, 16 figs.
Type Information
Type locality: Table Bay, Cape Province, South Africa; (Silva & al. 1996: 643)
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 04 January 1999 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 19 April 2023
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 19 April 2023. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 22 November 2024
